Postcode district · Argyll and Bute

PA20 area guide

Who lives in PA20, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Argyll and Bute
Region: Scotland
Population: 6,044 (2024)

PA20Postcode district · Argyll and Bute

At a glance

What PA20 is like

The PA20 postcode district in Argyll and Bute covers 270 live postcodes and is home to about 6,044 people in 3,325 households. 56% of households own their home, 13.8% rent privately and 26.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 46.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA20 compares

Headline figures for PA20, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

41per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Argyll and Bute a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 51 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in PA20. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA20 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
33.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

PA20 FAQs

Is PA20 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.6 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is PA20 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Argyll and Bute recorded 41 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in PA20?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.9% of residents. 56% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (46.2%).

Which council covers PA20?

The local authority for PA20 is Argyll and Bute.

PA20 comes under Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA20?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 51 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Rothesay Ferry Terminal, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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